Page 32 of Just One Bite
“Not going to tell me how hard it is to get into the company like everyone else?”
“You look mighty capable to me. Getting into any of the clubs or sports here is not easy. You got an audition. That’s more than most get. Plus, that’s what they said when I showed up.”
Her head hangs, then she turns to look at me. “Thanks. I’m … really excited to audition. I’ve been dreaming about it since I was little.”
We’re both competitive and driven. Not surprising, most people in Noxx House are.
“All my life, it’s the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do.”
She’s genuinely smiling now.
“One day, when you’re famous, I’ll tell everyonetheOlivia Osborne sat in my lap.”
We talk back and forth about her dancing. She tells me about what they wear and why, then moves onto the shoes and when she started pointe earlier than most at nine. I never knew so much work went into dance, but as she gets more comfortable, her words get faster till they’re pouring out of her quicker than her mouth can keep up with.
“What about you? Will I get to watch you practice?” she asks. “I’ve never seen it played.”
“Definitely. And I want you at all my games when the season starts. Right now, you can come and watch us all get the shit kicked out of us while I try to get the team in shape.”
The hairs on my arm stand on end at the danger wafting in the air.
Cane is closer and watching Olivia. Were instincts are pretty much the best thing ever. It’s like having a sixth sense. He whispers to Aster, and Iknowthey’re talking about her. I lick my teeth to prevent from clenching my jaw.
“Parker?”
“Yes, baby,” I whisper in her ear, and the small of her back lifts as she sits upright.
She likes it.
“Mind wandering a bit?”
“Can you blame me? I’ve got the most beautiful girl in the room with her ass in my lap.” As I say it, I catch the eyeline of Cane. His green and yellow eyes rake over Olivia, so I squeeze her tighter.What a fucking prick.“I can’t keep myself from thinking about what I’m going to do when I get you in my room.”
I kiss her shoulder and drag my bottom lip down the soft skin of her arm, so close to using my teeth.Stay the fuck back.
Cane smirks. All the other Weres are looking, including Gavin and Aster. Good. Cane and his buddies stalk about on my left and to my right, and Darien and the other vampires are closing in too. I fight the urge to scratch as my skin burns with the itch to shift.
“What’s wrong?”
I clutch her waist as a warning and draw her impossibly closer. They are too close to her, and she doesn’t smell enough like me. I need to take her somewhere andmakeher smell like me. I’m so fucking itchy.
I could hoist her over my shoulder and take her to my bed. Then she’llreallysmell like me. I have to get my scent on her, inside her, everywhere. Because she’s mine and no one else can touch her.
I kiss her arm again and lick my teeth. This time because my mouth is salivating at the thought. The urge to mark her grows, and if they step any closer, I will.Yeah, good fucking logic, Parker.
“Tell me.” She squeezes my hand. “You’re looking very wolfy.”
“Meaning?”
“Your eyes.”
“Everyone is looking at you. I don’t like it. It makes me want to take you to my room and scent you. So they get the picture loud and clear.” I’m clearly not thinking straight.
Why else would I tell her that? What am I doing? Olivia may be my fake girlfriend, but no way am I contemplating marking her. I’ve never wanted to mark a girl before, not even the ones I actually dated. But it’s the same urge as before, luring me into the scent of her skin.
Every second feels drawn out, and I ache when I think of not being able to mark her like I want to. I can’t have someone else’s teeth on her, let alone their hands. I need to think of something else. Anything else before I snap. So I turn to the first thing on my mind.
“What do you want to do tonight? I was thinking we could explore that mask kink you have.” I move closer to her neck, needing to be closer to her pulse. “Is that what your dream was about?”
